(chris-gill)
The Confluence
Near the border of Naperville and Bolingbrook, IL, the two branches of the DuPage River, the East and West Branch, combine to form the DuPage River. This area, called a confluence, has been the site of great interest for settlers during past 220 years, from the DuPage Trading Post occupying the land in 1800, to the Scott Settlement in 1830, to the modern trails carved to the confluence. The view of confluence is only really visible by panorama, as the trail leads to the point between the branches, not to a view of the confluence itself. This photograph was taken at the tip of the land between the branches, with the West Branch on the left of the image, and the East Branch on the right. This is the view standing on the confluence point, with the joined DuPage River flowing directly behind the camera, with not even a foot more of the bank behind.
The Confluence
Near the border of Naperville and Bolingbrook, IL, the two branches of the DuPage River, the East and West Branch, combine to form the DuPage River. This area, called a confluence, has been the site of great interest for settlers during past 220 years, from the DuPage Trading Post occupying the land in 1800, to the Scott Settlement in 1830, to the modern trails carved to the confluence. The view of confluence is only really visible by panorama, as the trail leads to the point between the branches, not to a view of the confluence itself. This photograph was taken at the tip of the land between the branches, with the West Branch on the left of the image, and the East Branch on the right. This is the view standing on the confluence point, with the joined DuPage River flowing directly behind the camera, with not even a foot more of the bank behind.